Table 2.
Self-reported compliance, biological parameters, and HU intake characteristics of the nine children on HU.
| Patient | Self-Reported Compliance | Hb (g/dL) | MCV (fL) | Retic. (G/L) | PNN (G/L) | Platelets (G/L) | HbF(%) | Dose HU (mg/kg/day) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-HU | Post-HU | Pre-HU | Post-HU | |||||||
| 1 | poor | 8.6 | 81.2 | 87.5 | 284.0 | 6.0 | 427 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 17.1 |
| 2 | good | 9.0 | 86.3 | 111.9 | 161.2 | 4.9 | 282 | 8.8 | 20.5 | 20.9 |
| 3 | poor | 7.7 | N/A | 70.2 | 192.7 | 11.5 | 279 | N/A | 3.0 | 20.4 |
| 4 | medium | 7.1 | 83.0 | 95.8 | 242.2 | 14.2 | 81 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 21.4 |
| 5 | medium | 8.3 | 79.0 | 78.1 | 286.7 | 8.0 | 539 | N/A | 1.4 | 21.4 |
| 6 | good | 9.1 | N/A | 94.9 | 185.0 | 5.9 | 232 | N/A | 23.7 | 18.9 |
| 7 | medium | 7.8 | 88.0 | 80.4 | 325.2 | 9.2 | 589 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 24.6 |
| 8 | medium | 7.6 | 78.4 | 95.0 | 177.1 | 3.2 | 290 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 13.0 |
| 9 | good | 7.6 | N/A | 97.8 | 164.7 | 4.9 | 465 | N/A | 14.5 | 12.9 |
| Mean ± SD | 8.1 ± 0.7 | 90.2 ± 12.5 | 224.3 ± 61.5 | 7.5 ± 3.6 | 354 ± 163 | 10.1 ± 7.8 | 19.0 ± 4.0 | |||
| Median | 7.8 | 94.9 | 192.7 | 6.0 | 290.0 | 7.4 | 20.4 | |||
Pre-HU: parameters before HU initiation; Post-HU: parameters after HU initiation.